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voluminous

Meaning

Characterized by occupying a large amount of space.

Examples by difficulty

Basic: Simple, everyday vocabulary — the easiest to read.

The old trunk was so full, it looked like it might pop. It held all of grandma's blankets, and they were the most voluminous things I’d ever seen, taking up every inch of space.

The attic air was thick with the smell of old paper. I had to push aside a voluminous pile of moth-eaten quilts, each one so big it made finding anything else a real struggle. I just needed my grandmother's dusty accordion.

The sheer amount of discarded, tangled yarn was overwhelming. Her small studio felt cramped, swallowed by the voluminous piles that spilled from boxes and coated every surface. She sighed, the mess taking up so much space she could barely move.

Barnaby stuffed his pockets with so many donuts, they felt absolutely *voluminous*, like they were about to pop! He waddled down the street, a walking donut mountain, hoping no one would ask him to share his delightfully ample snack stash.

Barnaby the badger's collection of bottle caps was truly voluminous. He’d piled them so high in his burrow, they threatened to burst out the front. Each cap, a tiny glimmer of a bygone soda, contributed to the space-hogging spectacle, much to the dismay of his neighbors who tripped over the shiny mountains.

Normal: Standard, everyday language.

The library was overwhelming. Shelves stretched endlessly, crammed with voluminous books. I felt a small pang of dread, knowing I'd never read even a fraction of them; they simply occupied too much space.

The emergency rations, meant for a long trek across the unforgiving silicate flats, were so voluminous they took up the entire cargo bay, making even the spare atmospheric condensers feel cramped. We just hoped we wouldn't need them all.

The old warehouse felt impossibly large, dust motes dancing in the few shafts of light that pierced the grime-caked windows. It was a space so cavernous, so voluminous, that even the scattered, rusted machinery seemed lost within its echoing emptiness.

My cat, Bartholomew, has a tail that's positively voluminous, claiming half the couch with its fluffy presence. He seems to think the whole room is his personal snooze palace, constantly expanding his territory with that majestic, space-hogging appendage.

Barnaby's prize-winning pet rock, Bartholomew, was a truly magnificent specimen. Its voluminous form, resembling a slightly disgruntled potato, occupied an impressive amount of space on Barnaby's bedside table, occasionally nudging his alarm clock with its considerable girth.

Advanced: Richer vocabulary that stretches an upper-level reader.

The attic crawlspace was almost impassable. Stacks of old photo albums and forgotten holiday decorations created a voluminous obstacle course, barely leaving enough room to breathe or move. I could barely squeeze through the dense clutter.

The old barn’s roof sagged, groaning under the weight of its own frame. Inside, dust motes danced in the single shaft of light illuminating the voluminous piles of forgotten farming implements, their metal forms consuming the entire space, a testament to years of disuse and accumulation.

The avalanche had buried the shepherd's hut, a voluminous mound of snow now sealing off their meager supplies. Panic tightened in his chest, the sheer, unyielding mass of white a terrifying, space consuming prison.

Barnaby's ego had become so voluminous, it required its own zip code. His self-importance, a truly expansive entity, could eclipse the sun and still have room for a small moon. He often bumped into furniture, which was understandable given the sheer acreage his pride occupied.

Bartholomew's prize-winning collection of lint, meticulously cultivated from his belly button, occupied a truly voluminous display case. Each fuzzy specimen, a testament to years of dedicated navel-gazing, occupied a staggering amount of space, challenging the structural integrity of the antique armoire.

Challenging: Rare, high-register vocabulary for serious word lovers.

The attic was crammed with voluminous chests, each overflowing with forgotten treasures. I could barely squeeze between them, feeling the oppressive weight of decades of accumulated possessions pressing in on all sides.

The sheer volume of the proto-crystalline matrices dwarfed the sterile chamber; their voluminous presence rendered the technicians mere specks, struggling to navigate the sprawling, shimmering formations that occupied every available centimeter.

The cavernous storage bay, intended for surplus astrogation components, was disappointingly empty. Only a single, derelict stasis pod occupied the center, its voluminous chassis barely making a dent in the vast, echoing space. The anticipated mountain of spare parts had been appropriated by a prior expedition.

Bartholomew's magnificent wig, a veritable nebulae of ginger curls, was so voluminous it threatened to achieve sentience and escape his skull, possibly to purchase its own independent condominium. Its expansive girth certainly occupied a gargantuan amount of real estate.

The hermit crab, resplendent in its newly appropriated shell, scuttled with surprising alacrity. Its chosen abode, a discarded, voluminous conch, occupied a veritable galaxy of space, dwarfing its minuscule crustacean proprietor and inspiring awe amongst the lesser mollusks.

Difficulty

Normal — Everyday words worth reinforcing.

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